Citation

Johnston C. CMAJ 1996; 155(1): 109-111.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, Canadian Medical Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8673972

PMCID

PMC1487891

Abstract

A recent conference on physician health cosponsored by the CMA and American Medical Association provided some sobering news. One physician reported on the suicides of physicians practising in the US. Another reported that inroads being made by managed health care is affecting physician morale. "Physicians' lifetime calling of caring for the sick is being called into question," said Dr. Patricia Tighe. "They have become like factory workers who can't take pride in their work and are denied a sense of belonging. They are part of a corporate enterprise, to be dispensed with when they are not profitable, and subjected to penalties if their work doesn't measure up".

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